Out Of The Parlor Into The Living Room Nostalgia Piece
A reflective column recounts shifts in home life over fifteen years from parlor elegance to living room comfort. Mrs. Edward Dexter Knight recalls mid century decor such as carved pine cones, gilded accents, and a chalky array of mottoes. It contrasts formal display with cozy, family centered spaces and memories of siblings, dinners, and simple domestic scenes.
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Edward Dexter Knight
Better Homes
Home Sweet Home
Niagara Falls
Joe Curve
Pennsylvth Tira At & E
Grandpa
Red Riding Hood
Eastern Star Officers Installed At Mary Lou Dancy Chapter
The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No 320 O E S held installation of officers this week with Mrs. Marshall Sibley as worthy matron and Oliver J. Sheppard as worthy patron among others. A reception followed with punch served by Mrs. E L Thomas and others. Gifts were presented to outgoing officers and trophies given for cooperation.
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Eastern Star
Mary Lou Dancy
Marshall Sibley
Oliver J. Sheppard
Charles H. Johnson
J. F. Levin
Joe Brown
Ruby Jones
Thomas Hodson
Charles Robinson
Jimmy Holesapp
E, Marshall
Earl A. Hodson
Louise Kitchens
Adah
Ruth
Joseph W. Griffin
Esther
Howard Lively
Martha
Ellwood Hewlett
Electa
Will Alexander
J. T. Nelson
Sentinel
E. L. Thomas
Jusia Levin
Zella B. Kitchens
Charles Johnson
Thomas A. Hodson
Personal notices of social travels and visits across several towns
Miss Jewel will leave Thursday for a vacation with relatives in South Alabama. Many residents travel and visit kin in Birmingham Huntsville Nashville and nearby towns while sending well wishes for health and recovery.
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Miss Jewel. Cooper
South Alabama
Lucille Giles
Birmingham
W. M. Prince
Katherine Otte
A. H.vann
Eastland
Texas
Vann
Decatur
Mr. Vann
J. C. Penney Stores
Mrs. Prince
Miss Otto
Dallas
Fort Worth
Ranger
Mineral Wells
Cisco
San Angelo
New Orleans
E. W. Collier
Ben Collier
Mrs. Collier
Clarksdale
Mello-Glo Powder Praised by Nurses in Testimonial
Nurses favor MELLO-GLO French Process Face Powder for its purity and lasting wear. It reportedly keeps shine away without drying the skin and is advertised by Thompson Drug Co Albany Drug Co and Alabama Drug Co.
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Thompson Drug Co
Albany Drug Co
Alabama Drug Co
The Marry Round Weak Moments of the Stronger Sex
A satirical catalog of domestic frictions and small shocks that unsettle sturdy men. From janitorial mishaps to wardrobe annoyances to the tremors of aging, the piece wryly treats ordinary domestic trials as proof that even the strongest men fear little irritants in daily life.
Census Enumerators to Count School Children in County
Prof S A Edwards assistant county superintendent of education spoke in Hartselle today to instruct newly elected census enumerators. Enumerators named for each school district will push the count to completion and expect a substantial increase in school age children. The biennial census last showed a gain over two years prior.
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S. A. Edwards
Hartselle
Purof Meeting
County Board of Education
Community Sing Attracts Large Westside Presbyterian Crowd
An enormous audience is expected this evening at Westside Presbyterian Church for a community sing starting at 7 45. Visiting quartets will attend and class singing will be featured with many excellent singers expected.
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Westside Presbyterian Church
Cullman and Rogersville Face Off in North Alabama League
Cullman and Rogersville of the North Alabama league clash this afternoon at 3 30 at Cullman. Rogersville aims to challenge for the win as both teams seek an early lead in the league standings.
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Cullman
Rogersville
North Alabama
Delightful pattern for 1944 dress style with Bo fabric
The pattern describes a clean fresh look using Bo fabric with white vestee and collar. It features slim bodice lines, skirt flare, and optional sleeves. Sizes 16 18 20 34 36 40 42 with yardage details and simple instructions included.
Woman loses 19 pounds in four weeks with Kruschen Salts
A Lewistown Montana woman writes October 21 1929 praising Kruschen Salts for rapid weight loss from 256 pounds to 239 in four weeks. She says the treatment reduced appetite and increased activity and recommends the product to others. A four week supply costs 85 cents at Decatur Drug Co and other drugstores.
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Fred Barringer
Lewistown
Montana
America
Billings
Decatur Drug Co
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Medicine in Mission Texas
Mrs J W Auserreon of Miller Avenue Mission Texas reports severe weakness and fatigue that kept her from housework. She says after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt much better and will answer letters from other women seeking advice.
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Mission, Tex
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. W. Auserreon
Miller Avenue
Mission
Texas
Help Wanted for Pattern Order by Mail
Subject requests fifteen cents or stamps for each pattern and asks writer to plainly supply name address style number and size wanted. This is a formatted instruction for ordering patterns by mail with payment and contact details.
Decatures Pattern Department Ad Reads Ten Cent Offer
An advertisement states the pattern book The Decatures Patterns for adults and children plus transfer patterns costs ten cents with pattern. It directs mail and orders to The Decatures Pattern Department at 243 West 1 St New York City.
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Decatures Pattern Department
West 1
New York City
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Simmons
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Prattville, Ala
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Little Rock
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Columbia, Tenn
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Memphis, Tenn
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J. H. Alexander
Houston
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Athens
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Tuscumbia
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E. M. Lee
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Robert Nebrig
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Clarence Best
Bob Gordon
Guy Counts
Thomas Glenn
Mt. Hope
D. Counts
Homer Stovall
J. D. Jesse
Wetumpka
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W. £. Ryan
Stringer Church
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Ryan's Cross Roads
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Fairview
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Falkville
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Woody
Little Rock, Ark
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Ninth Avenue South
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Sapphire, N. C
Camp Merriwood
J. R. Sherrill
Huntsville
O. W. Brown
Raymond Rowe
Polly
Elkton, Tenn
Mrs. Morrell
Blanche Bradley
Mss
Jack Truss
Mrs. Furney
Frank Utter
Avery Roan, Jr
the Benevolent Hospital
Jim Lindsey
Baugh’s Infirmary
W. H. Turner
Frank Witt
Dora Turner
Athens College
W. L. Byars
Josephine
Moulton
C. A. Edwards
Elise Edwards
Tom Collier
J. C. Graham
S5on, Lacey
A. C. Simmons
Oak Street
F. P. Long
Cleburne
Sheffield
W. N. Thomas
Eva
F. Higdon
Mrs. Randall
Seventh Avenue, West
Co. B. Hart
Claude Higdon
Vinemont, Ala
Margaret Buchanan
Mrs. L. F. Nelson
Frank Miller
C. O. King
Gene Collier
Marcella Collier
Sadie Rolfe
Margaret King
St. Louis, Mo
W. M. Chenault
Julia
Alice
Mary Lee
Sue Masterson
Claudia Thombs
Alice Chenault
Lenora Stowe
Opelika, Ala
Junior
Hilma Faye Dobbs
Mrs. M. J. Cooper
Route Three
Louise Moody
Columbus, Miss
Frances Walker
Helen Rowland
Helen
Rowland
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Edwards
Anne Adams
Bradfield Co
Atlanta
Uncle Sam
Clopton
Tennessee Valley
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